special-purpose vehicle

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special-purpose vehicle

noun special-purpose vehicles

  1. A legal entity (usually a limited company or a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives, typically used for taxation benefits or to reduce financial risks. The family's business empire is considering backing a special purpose vehicle set up by Forest Road to take a majority stake in OnlyFans that could value the business at as much as $7bn.

    Similar: SPE, special-purpose entity

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@misc{special_purpose_vehicle_2026,
  title = {special-purpose vehicle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/special-purpose%20vehicle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}